I see that Junji Ito reference :-)

Heck, even the infamous Pontiac Aztek looks more like it was just ahead of its time than the ugliest vehicle ever produced. Similar things can be said about the E60 5 Series and even the Mazdaspeed 6.

This is sad to hear about. I hate how these companies swoop in, swallow up publications, and treat peoples’ livelihoods like they mean nothing. I started reading Autoblog back in 2005, and it was the gateway for me into reading about cars online (I was solely into car mags before that - Automobile especially.) I’ve…

(Sorry, just saw this!)
It was parked at the Franklin Park Mall when I saw it, but it looked like they were headed west when they left the lot, so who knows, maybe the same one!

I lost the game yesterday afternoon. I thought it might take a little longer for one to show up in Toledo, but there it was!

Strange... it’s still a huge beast of a vehicle, but slightly smaller-looking in person than I expected.

1,984-HP, you say?

I don’t honestly know much about what-celeb-owns-what-car (I love cars but don’t pay much attention to what rich people drive), but I am quite taken by Tyler the Creator’s Lancia Delta and its beautiful light blue:

That is one beautiful blue. I really like the way the car looks in “Nori Green” too.

I’m a little biased on True Red, since I have a Mazda3 in that color and it still looks great to me after 17 years, but I like Soul Red too. Just more of a *vivid* red guy, I guess!

That was my exact dream car all throughout college. Lovely green.

My personal favorite is probably the metallic grass green that Mazda offered on the 2/Demio 15ish years ago. Every time I saw one driving around, I was envious of that beautiful vivid color!

I know... I miss wild colors. Just the fact that we live in a world right now where most of the paint choices for a Miata (a Miata!) are greyscale or muted colors, means that we live in the bad timeline.

I have very fond memories of these cars, especially the WiLL Vi. It had just debuted not long before one of my earliest Japan visits (summer study program in college) and my host mom in Gifu had one. Also, my friend in Nara who I visited a couple weeks later, totaled his mom’s Toyota Starlet while driving too fast in…

Holy hell, I love this design! It reminds me of a late 70s / early 80s concept car, which is a design feel that speaks to me on a deep and nostalgic level. Just wish it was a proper hatchback, with that much fastback shape to the roof line. (Doesn’t seem to be, but maybe I’m wrong.)

My favorite designer. Rest in peace.

I was ogling that Celica on its Craigslist ad a couple days ago. (I often fall into internet vortexes of browsing local cars that I don’t have the money or space for.) It’s... it’s unfair just how much I want that car. ...aaaand I also want the second gen and EXTRA want the angular third gen Celica Supra lifeback (my…

I have a ‘75 Fiat Spider, and I’ve long had the same problem that you have with your 500! The closest place that really knows old how to work on Italian cars is 3 hrs away.

I bought my “true red” Mazda3 hatchback new back in 2007 and still love it very much. In many ways it feels like it was made for me. The only way it doesn’t is in part of the center console design. I love the interior design in general, but the center console juts out a bit on the sides, with a hard angle along…

Dang, I kinda love this. I’m a big fan of old Lancias, and it’s nice to see them make something new with some zest to the design.

(I know there’s no chance of it coming stateside, but it’d be cool if they’d make it available in Japan so maybe I could buy a used one some day when I eventually move back!)

Dang, that’s a nice selection of vehicles. I love itasha cars! Steve, I hate to self-promote here, but I’d like to share with you a photo album of itasha cars & bikes that I shot around Japan since I think you might appreciate it. (PS: there’s a GT-R in the set!):